Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://www.realelectronics.co.uk/

Data Controller

For the purposes of UK data protection law, the data controller responsible for your personal data is:

Real Electronics 2
Ltd Dannemora Drive
Sheffield
S9 5DF
United Kingdom

Email: enquiries@realelectronics.co.uk


Legal basis for processing your data

We only process personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so under UK data protection law.

These include:


Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.


Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.


Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in

cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.


Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.


How we protect your data

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data.

Any data collected through our website is stored securely on our internal systems and is only accessible by authorised personnel within Real Electronics 2 Ltd.

We take steps to protect data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration.


How long we retain your data

We only retain personal data for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected, including to satisfy any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Typical retention periods include:

Where data is no longer required, it is securely deleted.


Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We may share limited data with third-party service providers where necessary to operate our website, such as:


International data transfers

Some third-party services we use, such as Google Analytics and Gravatar, may transfer data outside the United Kingdom.

Where this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal data, such as the use of standard contractual clauses or equivalent measures in line with UK data protection requirements.

Your data protection rights Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data has been handled incorrectly.


Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.